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Over the years I've been teaching children about a simple ___________ powerful concept --- the ant philosophy (哲学).I think everybody should study ants.
They have an___________(amaze) four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That's a good philosophy. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll look for __________way. They'll climb over, they'll climb under, and they'll climb around. They never quit looking for a way to get where they __________ (suppose) to go.
Second, ants think winter all summer. That's an important viewpoint. You can't be so naive ( 天真的) as to think summer will last forever. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and make___________(prepare) for the long cold winter. You’ve got to think storms when it’s fine. You've got to think rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead.
The third part of the ant philosophy is that ants think summer all winter. That is so important. During the winter, ants remind_____________, "This won't last long. We'll soon be out of here." And on the first warm day, the ants are out. ___________ it turns cold again, they'll dive back down, but then they come out on the first warm day. They can't wait to get out.
And here's the last part of the ant philosophy. How much will ____________ ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All he _____________ (possible) can. What an incredible philosophy! __________you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
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Once there lived a rich man wanted to do something for the people of his town. first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, (say) to himself: “The night (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! the stone, he found a bag of money.
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Two weeks before Christmas,two little girls were walking down the street hey saw old Harry,who was on his knees pulling weeds from around a tree. He wore a pair of worn gloves.His fingers were sticking out the ends,blue from the cold. They stopped to talk to him.
Harry told them he(get) the yard in shape as a Christmas gift for his mother,who had died several years before.“My mother was all I had. She loved her yard and trees,so I do this for her every Christmas."
His -words touched the girls and soon they (join) him,pulling weeds. When they finished,Harry pressed a coin into each of their hands.“I wish I could pay you more,but that's all rve got right now,”he said.
The girls had often passed his house,and they remembered that it had always been poor condition. No decorations to add cheeriness were anywhere in sight.
As they walked on,the coin in one little girl's hand seemed to burn a hole of(guilty).The next day she called her friends.they agreed to put their coins in a jar
marked“Harry's Christmas Gift".Then they began to seek out small jobs to earn more.Every coin they earned went into the jar.
Finally,they had enough (buy)new gloves. Christmas Eve found them on Harry's doorstep singing carols. They presented him with the gloves. Withtremble)hands,he held the gloves to his face and wept. No doubt he once again felt love of others as the
girls reached out to him.
If we agree that the function of education is to prepare us for life, then there is very little time to waste. So, while we can, we ought to concentrate ________ teaching children something really useful.
Politeness is a mark of civilization. _________ sooner children learn this, the better. In any case, a lot can be accomplished by a smile and good manners.
Like it or not, our adult lives will be consumed by the struggle for money, but we don’t make an effort to teach children _________ to mange it. So our schools have a duty to teach them this ability from the beginning.
Children should learn to take care ________their health. They should know that________they eat junk food, they will become fat and unhealthy. They should be very clear about ________ will happen to their bodies when they smoke or drink.
All of _________ are part of society. We have rights and responsibilities. We have to know a little bit of our history and geography, because we need to have an environment in which to relate to the people around us. Our school should spend every moment they have telling this to our children: “This is life, this is what you are going to face ________ this is how you deal with it.
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Millions words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas, _ _(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make __ nearly half of the American population, many of will be in power in the U.S. (nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and is necessary for the older people to understand they think and how they feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and . They are deeply interested in making a (good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never (give) a fair chance before.
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Janine: Hi, Nicholas, how was your class today?
Nicholas: Not bad, but I have this student,____(name) Bill, who just refuses to do group work.
Janine: Do you know why?
Nicholas: In my view, he thinks he’s__ smart to be there. According_ his parents, he has an IQ of 170, and finds school _ (bore).
Janine: Did you tell them___ (have) a high IQ doesn’t guarantee(保证) success? I mean, if he has no social skills he’s not going to get far in life.
Nicholas: I tried to, but I didn’t really know__ to say.
Janine: If I were you, I’d tell them EQ is just as important __ IQ. Students with a high EQ often get __ (far) in life, because they’re open-minded and like communicating. These are the skills__ are going to guarantee success outside the classroom. If a student can’t communicate, he’ll never get __ job! Social skills are so important today.
Nicholas: That’s true. Thanks a lot. I’ll try and talk to his parents again.
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I wanted to do something special for my 15-year-old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy ____(he) a new racing-bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much ___I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing-bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed ___ taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found ____ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, ____(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I ____(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had ___(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it ____(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered ____ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing-bicycle ____(get) me the guitar.
M: Are you pleased your new job? How is it going?
W: It’s great. I’m really (enjoy) it. The people are nice and I’m learning lots of new things. It’s a shame about the travel .
M: Oh, why?
W: Well, it’s quite far from I live. I travel over hour each way every day.
M: That’s quite a journey. Is there a direct route from your place?
W: No, (fortunate). I leave for work at about 7:30 am and catch the bus not far from my place. When I get to downtown, I have to get off take the metro all the way up to north of the city. The ride (last) about 30 minutes.
M: Well, can you read a paper a book?
W: , it’s the rush hour. It’s usually standing room only.
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Long ago there was a poor farmer called Fred. Fred and his wife Doris lived____ (happy) together in their small old house. One winter night, the Luck Fairy visited ____.
“Fred, you’re a good farmer. I’d like to give you a wish,” said the Luck Fairy.
“A wish?” said Fred.
Fred and Doris smiled _ each other. Then Fred said, “Thank you, Luck Fairy. We’re very healthy and happy.”
“You work very hard __ you make very little money. Would you like some gold coins?” asked the Luck Fairy.
“We’re poor, but we have enough food ___(eat).” replied Fred.
“You can use the gold coin to buy ____ clothes. The winter here is very cold, ” said Luck Fairy.
“ _____we haven’t got many clothes, we’ve got enough.” said Doris.
“Well, what about nice new house?” asked Luck Fairy.
“Thank you, but I love my small old house very much. I _______(live) here since I was born. We don’t need a new house, ” said Fred.
“You’re quite different ___ others. I like you very much, ” said the Luck Fairy. “I wish you happy forever.” Then the Luck Fairy disappeared and never came back.
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
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Woman: Good morning.
Man: Good morning. Er…I’m looking for a place (rent) near the university.
Woman: What are you looking for, a house, a flat, a room?
Man: Well, we want a flat if that’s possible. There are three of us looking all together. We thought we might share it if we can find something (suit).
Woman: So something near the university?
Man: Yes. We are all students, so it would be good if we could find something walking distance of the campus. of us has a car and we don’t want to have to take a bus.
Woman: Well, everybody wants that of course. Are you here for your first year?
Man: No, I (be) here for a year already. Last year we all lived on campus.
Woman: Ok. So let me have a look and consider we have got. Well, there’s a three-bedroom flat. That’s 400 dollars a week --- quite (reason), I think.
Man: Oh, That’s too .
Woman: Ok, I’ll try . Oh, here is another one near the Sunshine Bookstore. It’s a quiet place. Only 150 dollars a week. It’s quite cheap. Would you like to have a look?
【原创】Years ago, when Barbara started looking for her first job, wise advisers urged,"Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will take you__ (far)than any amount of experience." How right they were!
Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into adventure, extra work into opportunities and strangers into (friend).
"Nothing great had been ever (achieve)without enthusiasm," wrote Emerson. It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough. It is the inner voice that (whisper)"I can do it!" when others shout,"No, you can't do it."
It took years and years for the early work of Barbara to be __(general)accepted. Yet she didn't let up on her experirments. Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never (think)stopping.
We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder—as anyone knows who has ever seen an infant's delight at the jingle of keys. It is the (child)wonder that gives enthusiastic people such a youthful air, their age.
How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The , I believe, lies in the word itself. Enthusiastic people also 1ove what they do, regardless of money or title or power.
Until about 150 years ago, the most important, expensive and renowned kind of painting was large-scale pictures that told a story, regarded as the (hard) challenge for an artist. (choose) suitable subjects, artists had to be well-read. Then they had to know stories could be told without words, using only gestures and expressions. To create lifelike scenes, they had to understand perspective, lighting and anatomy. So history painting needed a lot of thought and . (imagine). Large-scale pictures used to be reserved for grand religious or patriotic subjects, but that changed in the 19th century, as artists began creating history paintings based contemporary news stories. One of the first of these was The Raft of the Medusa, inspired by the wreck of French ship in 1816, which showed how art could have a powerful political impact. It presents a scene the survivors of the wreck on a raft littered with bodies try to signal to a distant ship. When they ( rescue ), they told how they had been abandoned by their captain, while he sailed to safety in a lifeboat. Starving, they had to eat each other to survive—though this picture makes look heroic rather than violent. The picture caused a huge outcry. Some people thought the artist meant to criticize the French king, had been involved in appointing the ship's captain.
I have found that spreading kindness is not always about you do for someone, but it can also be what you say. One day I was standing in line at the gas station. Ahead of me were other people. of them had a smile on their face and they all seemed to be in a hurry .After the cold ,snowy winter, we were having a warm, sunny day. I wanted to cheer them up, so I spoke up and said, “I don’ t know one of you ordered this fantastic day for us, but l want to say I really appreciate and thank you .”After that, the five of us smiled we started talking to each other. What I had said made big difference to everyone’s day. You can see that it is much easier to spread kindness words.
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways (improve) our English writing ability.
Compared with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If we persist (坚持) in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many (difficult). In the first place, it often happens that we have trouble (find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there (be) many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English (proper).
As far as I am (concern), my suggestion is we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also ask our English teacher help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for development of our writing skills.
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